We've posted update after update on the Nexus Q, waiting for the Android-powered streaming media player to launch. The last we heard of it was back in July 2012. But as of this morning, Google labeled the Nexus Q no longer available for sale on its Google Play page.

The Nexus Q was a streaming media player Google announced at last year's I/O conference in San Francisco. The device streamed content from the cloud and could be used as an amp to power speakers or connect to a TV. The orb-shaped device was also controllable by any Android device running Android 2.3 Gingerbread or higher, and it featured only one control: a nob for turning the volume up or down. The Nexus Q had a built-in 25W amp and was designed by Google to be very hackable. Google said the Q would be manufactured the United States, which explained its $299 price point. The device was then taken back to the drawing board so that Google could refine its features, but not much has been heard about it since then.

It's unclear why the Nexus Q was taken off the virtual store shelves, or what Google's plans are for media streaming in the future. Hopefully we'll hear more from the company come Google I/O time, but until then, prepare to light a candle for the media streamer that never was.